The First Nations Health Ombudsperson Office has officially opened in Saskatchewan. Situated in Saskatoon, the newly formed office will investigate, document, and report on health system complaints from First Nations people in the province. Diane Lafond will take up...
Representatives from the Metis Nation Saskatchewan were in a celebratory mood Tuesday morning. The Nation was celebrating the grand opening of the Ma Faami centre in Saskatoon. Ma Faami is a location Metis citizens can go to get connected to culturally safe programs...
An Indigenous beading store in Saskatoon has unveiled a new mural on the side of their building. His Bead, Saskatoon’s first Indigenous beading store, celebrated the unveiling of their new mural on Wednesday morning. The store is owned my Metis entrepreneur...
English River First Nation is now the owner of what has been described as Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned coffee company. Des Nedhe Group, the economic arm of the First Nation, has partnered with Roadhouse Coffee to create Solstice Coffee. The new company...
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is putting a hard line on people with complex needs at their emergency Wellness Centre. This means as of October 1, people actively using drugs or presenting other similar complex needs will no longer be welcome. “We have seen an increase...
The Saskatchewan First Nation Water Association has been holding their first ever conference and AGM in Saskatoon this week. Leonard Lewko, with the organizations board of directors, spoke with MBC Radio News about the conference, the organization’s goals, and...
A Pre-trial hearing for one of the several people accused in the murder of Megan Gallagher is set to begin on Monday. Gallagher, a Metis woman from Saskatoon, went missing in 2020 – her body would be pulled from the South Saskatchewan River in the fall of 2022. Since...
A Cree medicine man accused of sexual assault will have his guilty pleas removed from the record and will have his matter go to trial. Cecil Wolfe is facing 12 counts of sexual assault for allegedly abusing women while acting as a traditional healer over a ten year...
After losing their AAA Midget and AA bantam teams in a single season in 2019, Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation went without a strong hockey draw the Willow Cree Arena in Duck Lake for several years. However, last year the community had a renewed team to cheer...
A couple Indigenous women have been handed a prestigious award from the University of Saskatchewan. The university has announced the recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Awards, which Usask officials say is one of the post-secondary institutions highest...
